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Jesse James Martin and the Scarred Butterfly

Send us Fan Mail Jesse James Martin is the newly-crowned winner of the Harrisburg's Hilarious contest. He's been doing stand-up for three years. He got his sta

David Horning and the Best Man Speech

Send us Fan Mail David Horning is one of the funniest people in Cleveland. Or he's a motivational speaker. It all depends on if you like his jokes. A regular in the

Steve Tracy and the Russian Bots

Send us Fan Mail Steve Tracy started doing stand-up in 2017, doing most of his work between Frederick and Baltimore. He lives in Havre de Grace, Md., now with his wife,

Joe Briggs and the Parallel Parker

Send us Fan Mail Joe Briggs has been doing stand-up since April of 2019. He got his start in sketch and improv and got bullied into stand-up by some of his best friends

Kinsey Ford and the Free Comedy Shows

Send us Fan Mail Kinsey Ford is a really funny comedian in Dallas. She started doing stand-up in Wichita, Kan., back in 2019 -- right before the pandemic. She moved to C

Connor Dixon and the Jared Fogle GoFundMe

Send us Fan Mail Connor Dixon grew up in Chicago, went to school at Penn State and partied so much in New York City that his girlfriend told him to do stand-up. That was

Jake Piskor and the Most Approachable Person in Buffalo

Send us Fan Mail Jake Piskor has been doing stand-up in Buffalo since 2017. It only took him nine years to become Buffalo's Funniest Person. He won that honor on Su

Nick Fierro and the Woman Floating in the Basement

Send us Fan Mail Nick Fierro is a ridiculously funny comedian in Jersey City, N.J. He grew up watching In Living Color and George Carlin with his parents and is a major

Vinnie Paulino and the Rochester Comedy Festival

Send us Fan Mail Vinnie Paulino has been doing stand-up for about 20 years. He did his first open mic in Texas before coming to Rochester. He started working the clubs i

Rachel Hendricks and the Hunt for a Good Persona

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Hendricks has been studying science since she was at Shippensburg University. She was active in politics and had a good job in Pottsville, Pa. Th

DJ Dangler and the Whole-Body Hug

Send us Fan Mail DJ Dangler has spent the last 20 years working his way from New York City to Los Angeles, telling jokes wherever he can. He graduated from Purdue and wr

Jordan Berry and the Obama Stamp

Send us Fan Mail Jordan Berry is an up-and-coming comedian from Lexington, Ky. He moved to Louisville recently to put more time into stand-up. He's a regular at the

Johnny Mocny and the Dual Citizenship

Send us Fan Mail Johnny Mocny spent the first eight years of his comedy career in Lansing, Mich., traveling the state and working all over the Midwest. He started coming

Tony Sykowski and the Strip Tent Show

Send us Fan Mail Tony Sykowski grew up in Hadley, Mass., and began doing sketch and improv in Chicago. After five years there, he came to New York City and started trave

Bob McClure and the Last Days in Akron

Send us Fan Mail Bob McClure likes comedy and baseball. It's tough to know which one he likes more, though those 1990s Indians teams grabbed hold pretty tightly. He

Eric Camp and the Pep Rally Sack Race

Send us Fan Mail Eric Camp has been doing standup in the Binghamton, N.Y., area for two years. He played in punk bands growing up and made fun of the other bands and sce

Aaron Richter and the Sad Night in a Strip Club

Send us Fan Mail Aaron Richter did his first stand-up set in Guatemala, like most comedians. He picked it up again when he got to Chicago and is now in West Lebanon, N.H

Chris Nakis and the Best Rumor Ever

Send us Fan Mail Chris Nakis has been all over the country doing stand-up. Well, he's been on both coasts. That good enough. He started in Boston 14 years ago befor

Tony Rodriguez and the Warm Hug

Send us Fan Mail Tony Rodriguez loves the Greensboro, N.C., comedy scene. He switched from music to stand-up seven years ago. After a rough start, he started to get the

Michael Harrison and the Power of Edmonton

Send us Fan Mail Michael Harrison started doing stand-up in Saskatchewan when he was 17 years old. Unless you count the time he roasted his uncle when he was 9. He moved